"It was a clear message from the owner of his commitment to bringing stability to the franchise looking forward," Pettine said. "I think it shows a commitment by the owner that he realized there were some issues and he wanted to make things right. As controversial as it was and as shocking as it was, I think that he's a believer and he wasn't going to let things stay the way they were."
On Tuesday, owner Jimmy Haslam announced that CEO Joe Banner will leave after helping with the transition,Fjallraven Kanken Cheap, general manager Michael Lombardi was out immediately and Farmer was promoted from assistant GM. Banner and Haslam fired first-year coach Rob Chudzinski after a 4-12 season, the team's sixth straight with at least 11 losses. |
